Shooting-gallery.



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SHOOTING GALLERY- APPLICATION 'FILED MAY 8. 191B.

1 ,Q94,6 1 8 w v Patented Feb. 18, 1919.

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To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, LOWELL CAsn, a-c1t1- zen, of the United States residing at Herki-' mer, in the county of Iiepkimenand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shooting-Galleries,

of which the following is a specification."

This invention relates to games, and more especially to game apparatus involvmg an aerial projectile; and the ob ect of the same is to produce a game of this'kind including a manually operated gun in the nature of a catapult, and .a target for the same which is set by the same impulse whlch sets the Another and a patriotic object of the mvention is carried out by deslgning a part of the gun in imitation of a United States artillery man and a part of the target in simulation of his wvorst enemy.

Other objects will appear in the following specification and claims, and attentlon is invited to; the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on'the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, I

Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the target,

Fig. 5 is a sectional detail on theline 55' of Fig. .1.

For economy in transportatlon and storage, this device is preferably made in three main parts detachably connected with each other. The numeral 1 designates a' base upon which M 2 is screwed the foot 3 of the target structure, andupon which base also at 4c is screwed the foot 5 of the gun structure, these two objects being sup orted by the base which Will of course I e of any suitable length, and may even have'feet of its own.

The gun comprises a pair of upright standards l0 rising from the foot 5 and spaced from each other by blocks 11, a tubular elementor barrel 12 carried upon the standards b a clip 13, a breech block or firing pin 14 s idably mounted in the rear end of the gun as best seen in Fig. 2, and a hammer consisting of a figure in imitation of an artillery man as at 15, a block or weight 16 adapted.

1 is a side elevation partly oroken tdhaving guides 31 'alo away and partly in section,

to strike the firing pin-,and a pivot 17 by whlch the figureis mounted between the standards 10. The numeral 18 designates the projectile herein shown as a small rod or at dart connected with some fixed point by a chain or cord 19 so that it [will not become lost or misplaced. A spring 20 is connected at2l with the -figure,15,,its body extending tween the standards as seen at Fig. 5, and to its front end has a pin 22 foradjustable engagement with one ofa row of notches23 formed in the forwardly inclined front 7 edges of the. standards. as seen in Fig. 1. Ob-

ad ustingthiS pin to the different as vious'ly by notches, the tension of thespring may be in creased or decreased. The rear lower end of the figure is curved downward into what 1 will call a heel 25 which is adapted to contact with the short at 27 between the arm overlying and extending the full length of the base 1 as shown. f

The target element comprising an'upright edges in lWhiCh slides a block32 notched at its lower ends as at 33 for reception of the tip of the 1ever 26, the latter moving through a slot 36'in'the upright as seen in Figs. 1 and 3. Hinged at 34 to the upper edge of the block 32 1s a figure 35 which constitutes the target proper, and when the movable parts are raised this figure. is visible through an opening 37 inthe upright, the axial center of this opening being in direct line with the 83 bore of the barrel'12 as indicatedby the dot= ted line in Fig. 1. A cross bar 38 connects the figure 15 and draws it'back about to the position shown in dotted lines iii-Fig. 1, the heel 25 thereof depressing the short arm of the lever. This causes its long arm to raise the block'and the figure 3.5, so that the latter comes into sight through the, opening 37.1%

Now the-operator quickly releases the hammer 15, with the result that the causes Patented nee. raters.

arm of a.lever 26 pivoted 7o standards, with its long 1 ng its rear at its 75 .oss bar and be out so it to move forward and the weight 16 strikes the firing pin 14: which latter in turn projects the dart 18 along the dotted line in this View. If the spring has been set at proper tension, and if the player of this game 1s sufficiently dexterous, he may cause the projectile to hit the face of the figu re. The figure will fall over to the rear as lndlcated in dotted lines in Fig. 1 and rest on the cross bar 38, and the projectile can be placed in the gun for the next shot. To reset the target element, it is only necessary to press downward on the lower arm of the lever, which draws the block 32 downward and causes the hinge 34: t travel past the cross bar- 38, with the result that the figure 35 1s raised and the parts resume the position shown in Fig. 4. v

Another feature which may be adopted in connection with this device and which I preferably employ, is a flag 40 mounted on a rod 41 and pivoted at 42 to the side of the upright 30, its short arm 43 having a finger 4:4: standing in rear of the device and positioned to be hit by the figure 35 when it falls over to the dotted lined position ,of Fig. 1. Thus a good shot which hits the target squarely, knocks the figure over the rear, and sets up a white flag, which is doubtless typical of just what the player would want to have occur. When the parts are restored totheir set position, the flag descends ready for renewed operation at the next successful shot.

The foregoing description and the drawings have reference to what may be considered the preferred, or approved form of my invention\ It is to be understood that I may'iiia'ke sucl'rchangesiinvconstruction, and arrangement and combination of parts, materials, dimensions, et cetera, as may prove expedient and fall within the scope of the appended claims. I

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a toy shooting gallery, the combination with the gun element and its projectile;

vof a-- target element comprising a slotted upright, the target propermovably mounted thereon, and a lever pivoted between its ends with its long arm engaging said target and its short arm depressed by the setting of the gun.

2. In a toy shooting gallery, the combination with a base, a target element upstanding therefrom and containing a mov-' able target proper, and a lever pivoted between its ends with one arm engaging the target proper; of a gun element mounted on said base and comprising a pair of spaced standards supporting a barrel, a firing pin therein, a hammer pivoted between said standards and having a weight in line with tween its ends with one arm engaging the target nroper; of a gun element mounted on said base and comprising a pair of spaced standards supporting a barrel, a firing pin therein, a hammer pivoted between said standards and having a weight in line with the firing pin, the hammer having a heel adapted to depress the short arm of said lever, a spring connected at its rear end with said hammer and extending between said standards, the latter having an inclined row of notches along their front edges, and a pin at the front end of said spring adjustably mounted in certain of said notches, for the purpose set forth.

4:. In a toy' shooting gallery, the combination with a base, a gun element at one.

end thereof, and a lever pivoted between its ends upon said base and having a short arm underlying the gun'element and depressed when the hammer thereof is retracted; of an upright rising from the other end of said base and having a slot in which the long arm of said lever projects and an opening at the upper end of the slot, guides on the rear of said upright, a block movably mounted in said guides and engaged by the long arm of said lever, and a target.

proper carried by said block and adapted to be exposed through said opening when the blockis raised. 5. In a toy shooting gallery, the combination with a base, a gun element at one end thereof, and a lever pivoted between its ends upon said base and having a short 'arm underlying the gun element and depressed when the hammer thereof is retracted; of an upright rising from the other end of said base and having a slot in which the long arm of said lever projects and an opening at the upper end of the 'slot, guides on the rear of said upright, a block movably mounted in said guides and engaged by the long arm of said lever, a figuretarget hinged to the upper edge of said block and exposed through said opening when the block is raised, and a cross bar connecting said guides and ove'rywhich the figure falls when struck by the projectile from the gun.

6. In a toy of the type described, the combination with a gun element and its projectile, an upright having vertical guides, a'block movable therein. and-a target figure hinged to said block; of a bar connecting the guides in rear of the upright and upon which said figure falls when it is struck, In testimony whereof I afiix my signaand a flag mounted on a bent rod hinged ture in presence of two witnesses.

at its angle to one edge of said upright LOWELL CASE. with its short arm havin a finger standing Witnesses: 5 in rear of the same and a apted to be struck J. 'ECKLER,

by said figure, as described. MARTHA B. LOWELL. 

